Telegram-herald., 1887-08-25

his awful AK rained straight and true, shear
ing through everything they FELL on. There
was none OF the scientific method he was so
fond OF about this last immortal fight of his
he had no time for it, but struck with his fun
strength, and at every stroke man sank in
his tracks and went rafting down the marble
steps
They hacked and hewed at him with swords
and spears, wounding him in dozen places
till he streamed red with blood but the shield
protected his head and the chain shirt his
vitals, and for minute after minute, aided by
the gallant Zu-Vendi, he still held the stair
At last Karas sword broke, and he greppled
with a foe, and they rolled down together,
and be was cut to pieces, dying like the brave
man that ne was.
Umslopogaas was alone now. but he never
blenched or turned. Shouting out some wild
Zulu battle cry, he beat down a foe, ay. and
another and another, TIL at last they drew
back from the slippery, blood stained stems,
and stared at him in amazemsnt, thinking
that he was no mortal man.
The wall Of marble block was four feet six
high nov. and hope rcse in my heart as l
leaned there against it, miserable, helpless
log, and ground my teeth, and watched that
had lost my revolver in battle
And old Umslopogsas, he leaned, 100, on
his good axe, and, faint "a be was with
wounds, he Knocked them, he called them
@wornenr-the grand old warrior, standing
there, one against 40 mGnyL And for a
breathing space none would come against him,
Notwithstanding Nssta's exhortstiofls, till at
Last old Azon. who. TO do him Jus. zee, wa a
that the wall would seon bs built and his
plans defeates, shook the great spear ne nsid,
ard rushed up the dripping sssps.
@Ah. ah'v shouted the 2alu. as he recox-
nized toe priests lowing white Desrd. ct is
thou. old witch lndsrr Come oni await
thee. white medicine man. come on come
keep my faith
On ne came, taking him at his word. and
drove the big spear with sucn force a. Um-
siupogass that it sunk right through the
tough shield and pierced him in the neck.
The Zalu cast down the trsnsfxed shield, and
that moment was Agon's last, for before hs
could free his spear and strike again, with
shout Of There's for thee. rain mskeri7
Unslopogsas griPed Inkosi kass with bosh
hands. and wbiried her on high. and drove
Axon rolled down dead among the oorpsss of
his fellow murdeTsrs. and there was an end
os him and his plots toxstAer. And even ss
h. feIl great cry rose from the foat of the
ssair. and looking cut through the portion CT
tn- doorway that was Jet uRciosed we ssE
armed naan rushing ~ to toe rescue. 3 I'd
called an answer 20 their shouts Then tba
vsuld BE nar3srsrs VINO ys- renaiaed On the
stsirwav, and among whom [ saw several
priesss. turned t. av, but. having nowhere %
20. were butchsrsd as they Ced. Osly one
man stayed AMI Ne was tse great lord Nasta,
Nylepths's suisor. and the fatheT II the pot.
Fer 11on1eut the black bearded Na<fa stood
VITA bo~ed face ieaninz On bis long s~ori es
though IN DESPAIR. and then. Tith dreadful
shout. "a too rushed I'd 81 the Zain. a1d.
swinging the eiiIterinx sword nround hls
hesd, dealt him such E1sShty blow beneofa
his gzard tnat the keen soesi q TIE heavy
tfsde bts right through the chain ar1aor and
deeo into Tusiopozsss' SIDE. Tor . r5onae1t
rarslrang aim and casing aim . drop
hs ar.
Raixiuz the S~ord again, Nssss spvsze for
wzri % make an snd q hfza, bHs kite he
knew bis fos VIII = sssts snd ye3 Il
faTy. Re z9i1 gathered kin-seif together ard
srranz strsszht AZ Easts's sbrast. - I ssvs
sometimes ss@n wounded hon sr-us1. Re
struck hin f1'i ss ais feet wss on tse tor-
r,oss sszir. ar as loax arms csoslnz rouzd
hsEa axe -en haaas. DOM tAsy rolsed 70